In 2008 I joined the Navy. Too old and broken for that now. My job likely won't be affected by a recession though, so all I gotta do is not get fired.

What if I just...don't? I didn't get through the last three, why should I get through this one?

plan a: don't be poor

plan b: kill myself

same way we live now? ( m and f couple)

debt free

electricity cost is near $0 (have a solar systems that grid feeds surplus electricity we're paid for)

have an ecar and ebike we charge of said solar, so make our own fuel

live in a small rural community, lots of people DIY and grow their own food and swap/sell

have a free bus once a day to the nearby bigger city, use it on occasion for dentist/doctors appointments, or a day out in town

have a small acreage on the edge of town and get as much free beef as we want for letting the local farmer use it

have dozens of fruit trees around our house

my gf is a Chef who loves growing her own veg and fruit and cooks superb meals

have three years of expenses as cash

pay for water and local government taxes which is fine, get clean drinking water and the roads etc are repaired and we get a "free" library and "free" swimming pool out of it

Do not spend money unless you really need those things. Live as a minimalist. It means some sort of isolation, but it is better than being homeless!

Probably getting a divorce, losing the kids and the dog, and getting blown up by a drone being piloted by a furry in the coming resource wars.

It's not like I can get any more poor. 🤷‍♂️

same as last one. die.

A YouTuber reminded me that in the 80’s we were all told we would die in a firey radioactive blast from Russia or slowly for starvation as the smoke from millions of city sized fires chokes the sun out of photosynthesis entirely, so…. Stil planning on one of those.

Plans? Sir, you've misjudged me.

Probably The Winchester.

Plant more root vegetables.

Yep, that's the whole plan.

Die, mostly.

Keep working, reduce consumption of luxuries. I will still spend money, probably more than during good times. Because its important to keep spending so demand doesnt implode. I'll keep spending at my favourite restaurants, cafes and clubs because i want them to survive. My cost cutting will be on electronics and subscription services and things from overseas.

I’m already homeless and I’ve got an okay job. So I either I keep living like I do or things become too expensive and I die.

Starve

I have a stable job I can't be fired from, frugal lifestyle and substantial savings. Can't say I'm particularly worried. 2008 didn't affect me in any meaningful way either. Even now my country has the highest rate of unemployment in the EU yet I've been overworked the whole summer.

Years of data hoarding. I got a couple terabytes of my favorite shows and movies, and a gigantic backlog of steam games. I own my house and car, only pay taxes and insurance. No family. Might take up body building again. I got a couple big bags of beans and lentils so protein isn't an issue. Also some big bags of rice and allot of fruit & veggie seeds from last season. I got replacement parts for most everything, a rain collection system that I only use to water my garden right now, but I also just got an air still so I can get water if data centers fuck up my local municipal supply. Small array of solar panels that I could add a battery system to.

Despite living right next to my downtown area, I'm already damn near off grid. If it gets really bad I might have to fence off my garden and/or move it next to my bedroom window.

The same thing we do every recession, Pinky. Try to spend as little as possible on only the essentials and hope we don't end up homeless.

i wont be getting through it, but ill make sure that some of you guys do.

None, I am already running on the existential minimum.

And I don't see that changing in the next few years.

Y'all have plans?

Jerking dudes off behind a dumpster is recession proof employment.

Self-employed tradesman, ill probably have to get a normal job. Which sucks for everyone, I keep my costs way lower for customers but digging up business and doing the work is a real challenge. And obviously ill miss my freedom. But at least ill just have to pull my 40hrs.

one of three options

1. woodwright
2. nursing care
3. electrician

if all those fail, I've got one more skill I can rely on.

Die poor, probably.

1. Marijuana

2. ???

There is no step 3